{"product_id":"histories-of-ethos-world-perspectives-on-rhetoric-hardcover","title":"Histories of Ethos: World Perspectives on Rhetoric - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames S. S. Baumlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCraig A. Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this collection aim to waken contemporary discussions of ethos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(and of rhetoric generally) from their Western, classical-Aristotelian slumbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestern rhetoric was never univocal in its theory or practice of ethos: the essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein this collection provide proof of this. The contributors aimed to shake rhetoric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout of its Eurocentrism: the traditions of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia sustain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir own models of ethos and lead us to reconsider rhetoric in its rich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evariety-what ethos was, is, and will become. This collection is groundbreaking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein its attempt to outline the diversity of argument, trust, and authority beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea singular, dominant perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers readers a choice of itineraries: thematic, geographic, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistorical. Essays may be read individually or cumulatively, as exercises in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomparative rhetoric. In taking a world perspective, Histories of Ethos will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprove a seminal discussion. Its comparative approach will help readers appreciate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe commonalities and the distinctions in competing cultural-discursive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epractices-in what brings us together and what drives us apart as communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, it is the editors' hope that, out of this historical, multicultural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edialogue, some new perspectives on ethos may come forward to broaden our\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscussion and reach of understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782451659040,"sku":"9783036517001","price":73.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/70ee561b847d1bff0dd6cc54ea720e78.webp?v=1780571069","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/histories-of-ethos-world-perspectives-on-rhetoric-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}